Dining

A Food Connoisseur Who Brings Innovative Culinary Flair to His Kitchen

Executive Chef Neeraj Tyagi

Chef Neeraj
Tyagi assumed the role of Executive Chef at Shangri-La’s - Eros Hotel, New
Delhi, in June 2015. Chef Neeraj has more than 15 years of culinary experience
and has worked in many renowned luxury hotels, including the Kempinski Hotel in
Jordan, The Claridges Hotels & Resorts in New Delhi, The Welcome Group
Marriott in New Delhi, The Grand in New Delhi, The Park Royal in New Delhi and
The Amrutha Castle in Hyderabad.

Chef Neeraj’s cooking style is based on traditional techniques but
blended with modern influences. He emphasizes simplicity, freshness and natural
textures with cultural influences and specializes in Mediterranean cuisine. One
of his strengths is discovering rare or unknown ingredients and implementing
them in original recipes. His dishes showcase the finest cuts of meat and
hard-to-find ingredients that are specially flown in from the remote parts of
Europe.

Chef Neeraj further expanded his knowledge of food
during a journey to Southeast Asia. He is the recipient of several prestigious
awards. He was voted as one of the top 25 chefs by Hotelier
India (February 2014) at the India Culinary Czar 2014. In 2017, Chef Tyagi was
chosen as the runner up for the Executive Chef of the Year by Hotelier India
and was also recognized by the prestigious BW Hotelier as the Executive Chef of
the Year in the North Zone category. He has also been featured on many culinary shows on
various TV channels, including Doordarshan, Pogo Channel, NDTV Good Times, Zee
TV and Aaj Tak.

Chef Neeraj has worked with
The Garibaldi, Singapore; Hulhulle Island Hotel, Maldives; Princi London; and
Ritz London, and also assisted Michelin-starred Chef Gennaro
Vito with opening
Toto’s, an Italian fine dining restaurant in London. He is passionate about gastronomy
and has had the opportunity to closely work with world-renowned chefs,
including David Fenstra of Molecular Gastronomy fame, Frans Dijksman, Dennis
Out, Austrian Chef Markus Moser, Spanish Chef Jeorge Acereto and Chef Andreu
Genestra.